folklore

Meet Carol Barwell from Pooks Studio – maker of beautiful, intricately detailed folk art dolls for grown-ups inspired by fairytales and the stories of the Lancashire witches.

Meet artist and maker Annie Stothert, who creates delightful decorative pieces inspired by folk art, folklore, heritage crafts and the seasons, all made using traditional paper mache techniques.

Meet Leisa Howes, a jewellery designer and metalworker whose work combines the influences of British folklore, Norse mythology, ancient landscapes and the sea with hand-engraving and metal stamping techniques, in a distinctive, pictorial style.

This month’s trend report is all about Folklore style, so we’re bringing you a collection of the ‘folksiest’ things on Folksy, where traditional techniques meet primary palettes, clean outlines and simple prints…